Fyodor Vladimirovich Zozulya | |
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Born | 9 November [O.S. 27 October] 1907 Stavropol, Russian Empire |
Died | 21 April 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 56)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Navy |
Years of service | 1925–1964 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Fyodor Vladimirovich Zozulya (‹See Tfd›Russian: Фёдор Владимирович Зозуля; 9 November [O.S. 27 October] 1907 – 21 April 1964) was an admiral of the Soviet Navy.
Zozulya spent most of his career as a staff officer, serving as deputy chief of the Baltic Fleet after Operation Barbarossa began, and as chief of staff of the White Sea Flotilla between 1941 and 1943. He commanded the Caspian Flotilla between 1944 and 1945, and the 8th Fleet during the late 1940s. After a stint as commander of the Krylov Naval Academy of Shipbuilding and Armaments in the early 1950s, Zozulya served on the Main Naval Staff, which he was chief of from 1958 until his death.